Supreme Court of India
M/s Sesa Sterlite Ltd. v. Orissa Electricity Regulatory Comm. & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that on the facts of this case it is not possible for the Appellant to avoid payment of CSS to WESCO. We, therefore, do not find any merit in this Appeal which is accordingly dismissed.
Judgment, page 34
From the headnote
c Electricity Act, 2003 - Enactment of - Object- Payment • of Cross Subsidy Surcharge (CSS) to Distribution company - Rationale - Discussed- Held: CSS is the charge payable by a consumer who opts to avail power supply through open access from someone other than Distribution licensee in whose area it is situated - Such surcharge is meant to compensate such Distribution licensee from the loss of cross subsidy that such Distribution licensee would suffer by reason of the consumer taking supply from someone other than such Distribution licensee. Eh~ctricity Act, 2003- s. 14 -Appellant, a
Where later benches applied it
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- 2024 M/s Sundew Properties Limited v. Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission & Anr.
- 2023 M/s. Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited v. M/s. Gayatri Shakti Paper and Board Limited and Another, Etc.
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